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The top story on Visor Central, [A HREF="http://www.visorcentral.com/news.php3?id=512"]How To Make Your Own Flip Cover[/A], is a good one.

I actually came across that site yesterday and built one as per the instructions. It works quite well. It's certainly not top-notch professional looking, but it's better looking than I thought.

After all, I wasn't using the leather slip case anyways, and I can alsways remove the hard cover from the home made flip cover if I want.

Anyone else try this yet?

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Trinition ([email protected])

It's a great idea, the only problem is that you can't use it with any Springboard module that covers the top of the visor (i.e. MiniJam) Then again most covers won't accomodate larger springboards either. Don't the Handspring custom cases use that same clip on method also?

Seems like a pretty neat idea, except I think I'd also like to reinforce the top with an additional piece of hard plastic to make sure the screen is well protected; anyone have any idea where I would find something the right size?

Or I may have come up with a workable alternative, although it would require more work:
instead of attaching the hard plastic shell to the BOTTOM of the leather case, attach it to the TOP. Before you do that though, you'd have to come up with a way to cut off the tabs on either end that enable it to clamp onto the visor. You could then just use a couple of velcro strips (in the area between the battery case and the springboard slot) to keep the bottom of the leather case attached. Of course, then you'd have velcro 'permanently' attached to your unit... it's a tradeoff...

[Added 08-03-2000):]
Having already gone ahead and cut the elastics on my case, I see that the hinge section along the top of the unit isn't wide enough to allow the lid to rest flat on the screen (I should have known based on how snugly the case fits when used as intended). So now I'll have to contrive some way to keep the lid clamped down. Any ideas?


[This message has been edited by leojbramble (edited 08-03-2000).]

It's a rockin' good idea. I was about to start slicing apart my slipcase when I realized that the slipcase will be the optimum one for the MiniJam.

Think about it, the controls for MiniJam will be on TOP. The slipcase leaves the top (or bottom, I suppose) exposed, allowing you ro reach the controls without unsheathing the entire beast.

[This message has been edited by fnj (edited 08-03-2000).]

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Originally posted by fnj:
...without unsheathing the entire beast.

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I don't own a Visor (yet), but it seems more logical to have the flip cover in a "V" configuration, as opposed to an "A" layout. This way, springboards aren't an issue.

Kudos for the cool idea, though.

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Originally posted by GORDYmac:
I don't own a Visor (yet), but it seems more logical to have the flip cover in a "V" configuration, as opposed to an "A" layout. This way, springboards aren't an issue.

Kudos for the cool idea, though.

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Originally posted by GORDYmac:
...springboards aren't an issue.

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How about cutting a 'window' in the leather case a la the new Palm m100 cover? You could even tape a clear plastic piece in there so you would still have some protection, but could look at the screen without flipping up the cover (e.g. to check the time, read an alarm message, or consult your agenda...)

It would also be useful to to go to the trouble of drilling a hole in the plastic cover and punching a corresponding hole in the leather cover in order to expose the reset hole.

You'd need an amazingly long reset pin, though.

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Originally posted by Rob:
How about cutting a 'window' in the leather case a la the new Palm m100 cover? You could even tape a clear plastic piece in there so you would still have some protection, but could look at the screen without flipping up the cover (e.g. to check the time, read an alarm message, or consult your agenda...)

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